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Future of cancer care in Bangladesh

2026-02-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh must invest heavily in cancer research, innovation, AI-driven technologies -- Doulot Akter Mala shows how answers to cancers can be derived from latest know-how...

Precision oncology and cancer cure by immunotherapy

2026-02-05 00:00:00

Every year 4th February is observed as the "World Cancer Day", adopted by Union for International Cancer Control UICC in 2000 at Paris World summit...

Why investment in oncology infrastructure is an economic imperative

2026-02-05 00:00:00

Every year, approximately 482,000 Bangladeshis cross into India seeking medical treatment. Several hundred thousand more travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Medical tourism outflows total...

Awareness, early cancer screening can save both lives and cost

2026-02-05 00:00:00

The lack of awareness and delayed diagnosis are the biggest challenges for Bangladesh's fight against cancer, said Sakif Shamim, Managing Director of Labaid Cancer Hospital...

Concern over cancer

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Bangladesh sees some improvements in the health sector save specialised treatments for fatal diseases like cancer for shortage of specialists and technical advances in both...

Country in urgent need of updated caregiving

2025-02-04 12:00:00

At the entrance of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICH&R) in Dhaka, a 55-year-old woman hailed from Khulna burst into tears having...

Right treatment for the right patient at right time

2025-02-04 00:00:00

Cancer is a catastrophic medical challenge of this century, expected to impact millions more by 2040. According to GLOBOCAN 2022 by the International Agency for...